Hope Brink / Win Hill up for sale? Will the DSC make an offer?
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Mountain biking? http://monkeyspoon.com/tracks/track-hope-brink
Hope Brink Sale http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-62077886.html Guide price 600,00GBP will go for more than double that. Buyers Equity Company ,Waterboard, Shooters, NT (Not!) Anyone got
Hope Brink is under a Natural England High level Stewardship agreement.
Your money, taxpayer to EU to Natural England to land owner and tenant.
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/2827091
Document NE350: pdf gives the level of grants and who can use the land.
As you know I am a site officer for you the Members of the DSC.
You should know that Hope Brink a Great SW convergence flying site and Win Hill a gentle Southerly flying site are up for sale. That is 572 acres with track access to the top.
The DSC has some funds but not on the scale to make an offer for the Brink / Win Hill.
However we have 530 members in the DSC.
Do you want to own 1 or 2 acers of two Derbyshire Peak HG/PG flying sites for
This is how it works.
Each acre is numbered and drawn out of a hat. All owners sign an easement for HG/PG and access for all other members.
You can swap or sell you area but the easement and access must stay.
All members responsible equally for maintenance.
Eco stuff. I do not see it as essential but I think desirable to wild the area (just leave it to go wild)
Changes will be by simple majority of the owners.
If there is enough interest then Bill Morris and I will take this further?
Steve.
These sites would be great for the club,as a tame SW site would be a real jewel in the crown.
to throw a idea into the hat, if we could liase with a potential and pay for a easement we could secure the site.
We might not be a attractive benefit to a buyer given the funds we have available but would it be possible to gather funds by payment of club fees in advance?
If were to offer a